Rocket machines
Moscow LLC "Stan" is a developer of modern machine tools with numerical control, part of the state corporation "Rostec". Despite the fact that Rostec is under sanctions, the German company Vansped Logistics (on behalf of Reißaus & Baumberg Maschinenbau GmbH ) supplied Stan with technological equipment for the foundry after the start of the war. According to the ImportGenius database, shipments were made in July 2022.
"Stan" is a supplier of several defense enterprises. In particular, the company carried out the technical re-equipment of the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant (founded by the Ministry of Defense), which is engaged in the maintenance of military aircraft. He is Stan and a contractor for the Tactical Missiles Corporation: he supplied equipment for the Strela Production Association, which manufactures anti-ship missiles.
According to the public procurement analysis database , Stan LLC concluded 125 contracts for a total amount of more than 14 billion rubles. Competitors include:
- PJSC "ODK-Kuznetsov" – produces engines for strategic missile carriers Tu-160M;
- JSC Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod is the only developer and manufacturer of tanks in Russia;
- JSC NIKIET is the lead organization for the dismantling of nuclear submarines;
- JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" – the main center for the production of non-nuclear submarines;
- JSC "Concern "Sea Underwater Weapons-Gidropribor" – a manufacturer of torpedoes and sea mines;
- JSC "Corporation" Kometa "- is part of the aerospace defense concern (VKO) Almaz-Antey, is engaged in the creation of the space echelon of the Russian aerospace defense system.
Already after the start of the war against Ukraine, the first deputy general director of Rostec, Vladimir Artyakov, spoke about the importance of supplies from STAN LLC for the production of Tu-160 missile carriers (it is from them that Kh-555 cruise missiles are launched in Ukraine).
Boots for soldiers
European suppliers and literally shod Russian soldiers. The Rostov company Donobuv directly on its website reports that it is a supplier to the Ministry of Defense.
The enterprise sews military berets and last year it completely retrained to manufacture products for the needs of the army. The letter Z is indicated on the tongues of the berets.
“The production facilities of the company are the latest high-quality German equipment,” Donobuv proudly says in its catalog. As The Insider found out, Donobuv also supplies shoe glue from Germany (the sender is Jakob KECK Chemie GmbH ) and leather ( Salamander SPS GmbH & Co. KG ), and imports soles from Italy ( Tacchificio Campliglionese ).
Both Italians and Germans continued deliveries to Donobuvi after February 2022. During the war, Salamander also sells leather to another contractor of the Ministry of Defense – Faraday Company JSC .
Soles "Faraday" also receives from Italy, from Suolificio Morrovallese . And the Faraday's plastic pads are again Italian, from Formificio Milanese Team . Rivets are supplied by Italian companies Hawai Italia and Sammi Export , insoles are Cunial Components from Italy, solvents are German Jakob KECK Chemie GmbH . The military footwear manufacturer received 1.3 tons of bovine leather last summer from Verona-based Conceria Cervinia . Other suppliers of Faraday are the Slovak firms Export-Import and MONETA SK spol .
Bulletproof vests
The manufacturer of bulletproof vests for law enforcers and the military JSC NPP "CLASS" imported a milling cutter from Italy. The supplier is Minelli Carmello .
Chips for GLONASS
JSC Information Satellite Systems (ISS) is one of the largest contractors of the State Corporation Roscosmos. ISS fulfills orders for the development and production of spacecraft as part of the development of the GLONASS navigation and positioning system and the Gonets-M satellite communications system in the interests of the Ministry of Defense. GLONASS plays an important role in ensuring the combat readiness of the Russian Armed Forces: the system is used in high-precision weapons, unmanned aircraft, and at the level of operational command and control. In 2022, 9 spacecraft for various purposes (including military and dual) produced by ISS were launched into orbit.
"ISS" is only under US sanctions. Therefore, it can freely import switches from Europe, which are used in microcircuits of on-board missile control systems. The supplier is Radiall SA from France.
Explosives for "Gradov" and "Tornados"
The French company Marchante, during the war, supplied the Russian weapons company Kurganpribor with technical products.
The French were not embarrassed either by the fact that Kurganpribor was the official partner of the Kalashnikov concern, or by the fact that the owner of the Russian company was Russian senator Sergei Muratov. Kurganpribor itself was blacklisted by the EU only in December, but a member of the Federation Council has been under personal sanctions since March last year. This did not interrupt his business relationship with Marchante.
Senator Muratov, of course, supports Russia's war against Ukraine. Moreover, it is personally beneficial to him: Kurganpribor is a manufacturer of fuses for tank shots, land and naval artillery, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), and anti-aircraft missile systems. In particular, it is this enterprise that supplies fuses and mechanisms for rockets for the Smerch and Grad MLRS, which are often used in strikes against civilian targets.
Night-vision devices
Petersburg AO Lomo is a manufacturer of optical systems for the Navy, the Space Forces and the Ground Forces. For example, night vision sights "Mowgli-2" and "Mowgli-2M" for portable anti-aircraft missile systems. The Krasnopol high-precision (guided) projectiles are also equipped with a semi-active homing head developed by Lomo. During the war with Ukraine, Krasnopol proved itself so well that the volume of production of such shells in 2022 increased several times.
The Lomo supplier from Europe is the Estonian Marker Nordic Ou. A Tallinn-based firm supplied a Russian defense contractor with fiber optic bundles, industrial adhesives, and more.
Neural networks for the Ministry of Defense
The family of the head of Roskosmos, Yuri Borisov, who previously oversaw the purchase of weapons in the Ministry of Defense and, as deputy prime minister of the government, controls the defense contractor JSC NTC Modul . In particular, the Ministry of Defense purchased a neural network accelerator developed by STC Module. “Module” buys electrical equipment in Switzerland, from E-tec Interconnect AG .
inflatable tanks
The Hungarian company Aluminumarugyar Zrt. sells gas tanks to the Russian company Rusbal , a manufacturer of inflatable models for the army.
Engines for warships
Other buyers of products from Europe are the oligarchs Iskandar Makhmudov and Andrey Bokarev. They control JSC Kolomensky Zavod, which supplies the Ministry of Defense with diesel engines for warships. Parts for engines of the D500 type are sold to Kolomensky Zavod by Sipavag AG from Switzerland, D.Kudarauskienes Warehouse from Lithuania and Geislinger GmbH from Austria.
It is on the basis of diesel engines of the D500 type that the company produces engines for the Navy. Helical springs "Kolomensky Zavod" receives from Germany, from Heinrich Eibach GmbH . Safety valves are from HOERBIGER Wien GmbH from Austria. D49 type engines are from Piston Ring Manufacturer Prima from Poland.